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Fragments of antiques are displayed at the Athens archeological museum after being returned to Greece

Fifth century BC objects returned to Greece

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Greece on Tuesday reclaimed scores of ancient objects dating to the fifth century BC that Belgian, British and German authorities returned, the culture ministry said.





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Roman Temple in Zippori

Archaeological excavations uncover Roman temple in Zippori (Sepphoris)

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Ruins of a Roman temple from the second century CE have recently been unearthed in the Zippori National Park in Israel. Above the temple are foundations of a church from the Byzantine period. The excavations, ...


The Church is still popular

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Despite decline in numbers of worshippers and increased secularisation the church is still valued and appreciated as an institution which protects and preserves common values in the public sphere. This has been shown by sociologist ...


NYC church tweeting the Passion of Christ

Technology / Internet

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 4

(AP) -- Experience the Passion of Christ - in 140-character bursts.


Israeli archaeologists find ancient bathhouse

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created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Israel Antiquities Authority says archaeologists have discovered a Byzantine-era bathhouse in the south of the country dating back more than 1,500 years.


Underground cave dating from the year 1 A.D. exposed in Jordan Valley

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created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

An artificial underground cave, the largest in Israel, has been exposed in the Jordan Valley in the course of a survey carried out by the University of Haifa's Department of Archaeology.


Carnegie Mellon researchers create new scanning system

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created Sep 29, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Indiana Jones, step aside. Carnegie Mellon University’s Yang Cai is developing new technology that could revolutionize the way archeologists work.


Synchrotron could help save the Tassie devil

Synchrotron could help save the Tassie devil

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created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australia’s new $A200m synchrotron in Melbourne could contribute to the fight to save the Tasmanian devil from the outbreak of facial tumour disease currently decimating devil populations, ...


Older black men feel productive, achieve prestige at church

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Older African American women may attend religious services more often than African American men, but men spend more hours per week in other activities at church, a new University of Michigan study found.


Classical communication problem solved using quantum entanglement

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 11, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (47) | comments 3

One of the problems plaguing classical communication is associated with what is known as the Byzantine agreement. In this problem, messages between three different parties are subject to faulty information. Quantum communication, ...


Synchrotron could help save the Tassie devil

Synchrotron could help save the Tassie devil

Biology /

created Aug 01, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dr Church says he will use the synchotron to see if the disease causes any biochemical changes in the devils which could be detected in their hair before the disease becomes apparent.



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